March 4
For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we
have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. — II Corinthians 5:1
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Father Who art in Heaven, we thank Thee for the mercies of the past day and
night; for food and clothing, for sleep and shelter; for the companionship of
our fellow men, and for daily opportunities for usefulness. By our receiving
these mercies may we also recognize the duties which they imply. May our love
to Thee and our love to our fellow men ever grow stronger by their daily
exercise.
Give us grace to face the future with equanimity. We
profoundly believe in the future life, and that Thou hast not created the
wonderful minds of the past and the present — minds so fruitful in searching out
the secrets of nature and of the human mind and body, and in devising the many
means and methods by which man's comfort, intelligence, and general welfare are
so wonderfully promoted — only to vanish into oblivion at the death of the
body, which is mortal. We believe that Thou hast given to each of us an immortal
soul, capable of dwelling with Thee in everlasting bliss. May we so order our
lives in this, our temporary home, as to be fitted by Thy grace to inhabit our
eternal home. Help us by precept and example to influence our fellow men to
accept Jesus Christ as their personal Savior, and to enjoy this same faith in
the future life. All of this we ask in the Name and for the sake of our Lord
Jesus Christ. Amen.
William W. Keen, M.D., LL.D.,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
